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to build a detached, single storey house, on a site which is created in a sub-division of her family home site and an additional adjoining land purchase, together with all associated site development works, including boundary fencing to the enlarged site area of land. Also the installation of the necessary services, including an on-site foul drainage disposal and connection from existing water supply servicing the existing dwellinghouse

Refused

Core Refusal Reason

The proposal constitutes ad-hoc, disorderly backland development on a restricted site in an unserviced rural area, lacking adequate provision for wastewater treatment and water supply.

Decision Maker's Conclusion

  • The proposed development would result in an ad-hoc, disorderly pattern of backland development on a restricted site, negatively impacting the rural character and amenities of the area.
  • The application fails to demonstrate that adequate wastewater treatment and water supply can be accommodated on the limited site area, posing a risk to public health through an excessive concentration of septic tanks.
  • The proposal does not meet the minimum standards for new dwellings in a rural area and is contrary to the policies set out in the Waterford County Development Plan 2011-2017 regarding site servicing and development management.

Cited Policies (CDP)

Section 7.9Section 4.10Section 4.4Section 10.4Variation No. 1 of the Waterford County Development Plan 2011-2017

Decision Document Summary

Rachel White sought planning permission to construct a detached, single-storey house on a sub-divided portion of her parents' property at Lissahane, Kill, Co. Waterford. The site is located in an 'Area Under Urban Pressure' and is zoned for agriculture. While the applicant met the local housing need criteria, the Planning Authority refused permission because the proposal represented haphazard backland development on an undersized site (.08ha). Furthermore, the applicant failed to prove that the ...
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